diff --git a/kernel/Kconfig.hz b/kernel/Kconfig.hz
index 2a202a846757..1d9c7ed79b11 100644
--- a/kernel/Kconfig.hz
+++ b/kernel/Kconfig.hz
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 choice
 	prompt "Timer frequency"
-	default HZ_250
+	default HZ_500
 	help
 	 Allows the configuration of the timer frequency. It is customary
 	 to have the timer interrupt run at 1000 Hz but 100 Hz may be more
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ choice
 	 on SMP and NUMA systems and exactly dividing by both PAL and
 	 NTSC frame rates for video and multimedia work.
 
+	config HZ_500
+		bool "500 HZ"
+	help
+	 500 Hz is a balanced timer frequency. Provides fast interactivity
+	 on desktops with great smoothness without increasing CPU power
+	 consumption and sacrificing the battery life on laptops.
+
 	config HZ_1000
 		bool "1000 HZ"
 	help
@@ -52,6 +59,7 @@ config HZ
 	default 100 if HZ_100
 	default 250 if HZ_250
 	default 300 if HZ_300
+	default 500 if HZ_500
 	default 1000 if HZ_1000
 
 config SCHED_HRTICK

diff --git a/kernel/Kconfig.hz b/kernel/Kconfig.hz
index 2a202a846757..1d9c7ed79b11 100644
--- a/kernel/Kconfig.hz
+++ b/kernel/Kconfig.hz
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 choice
 	prompt "Timer frequency"
-	default HZ_500
+	default HZ_750
 	help
 	 Allows the configuration of the timer frequency. It is customary
 	 to have the timer interrupt run at 1000 Hz but 100 Hz may be more
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ choice
 	 on desktops with great smoothness without increasing CPU power
 	 consumption and sacrificing the battery life on laptops.
 
+	config HZ_750
+		bool "750 HZ"
+	help
+	 750 Hz is a good timer frequency for desktops. Provides fast
+	 interactivity with great smoothness without sacrificing too
+	 much throughput.
+
 	config HZ_1000
 		bool "1000 HZ"
 	help
@@ -60,6 +67,7 @@ config HZ
 	default 250 if HZ_250
 	default 300 if HZ_300
 	default 500 if HZ_500
+	default 750 if HZ_750
 	default 1000 if HZ_1000
 
 config SCHED_HRTICK